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Date 5 juillet 1845
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal New Brunswick Courier
Le langage employé dans les textes est tel qu’il a été transcrit par Daniel F. Johnson à partir des entrées dans les journaux originaux.
On Thursday morn. at McGregor's Mills, Straight Shore (St. John), Alexander JOHNSTON, Chief Engineer, was killed by being caught in the machinery. He was observed by the fireman but a moment before, stooping to go under a shaft, and hearing a shriek, he ran to see who was hurt, when he found Mr. JOHNSTON lying under the shaft, horribly mangled having lost both legs and one arm and the body being completely stripped of clothes. The machinery was instantly stopped, but all assistance was in vain.